Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SANDARACHS
Noun
sandarachs
plural of sandarach
Source: Wiktionary
SANDARACH
San"da*rach, San"da*rac, (, n. Etym: [L. sandaraca, Gr.
1. (Min.)
Definition: Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
2. (Bot. Chem.)
Definition: A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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